"the need to cherish water and care for our land 惜水敬天地..."

20100819-- The Need to Cherish Water and Care for Our Land (惜水敬天地)
Date: August 19th, 2010 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: The Need to Cherish Water and Care for Our Land 惜水敬天地 In August 18 & 19, 1998 – Tzu Chi volunteers built the first batch of 351 water cisterns in TongWei county, Gansu

20130323---Cherish Water and Have a Peaceful Heart (珍惜水源調心地)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject: 20130323---Cherish Water and Have a Peaceful Heart (珍惜水源調心地) Date: March 23, 2013 We store water buckets here. When it rains, we take it out to collect rainwater. We have to make this into a habit (Some conside

20101015-- Mitigating Disasters by Protecting the Earth through Recycling (世間萬象涵聖諦)
Date: October 15th, 2010 (Friday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Mitigating Disasters by Protecting the Earth through Recycling 世間萬象涵聖諦 “You’ve stacked them so neatly.” “People from the town hall even came for a visit. They were amazed to see

20100912 -- Cherishing Resources and Extending Their Lifespan (疼惜資源續物命)
Date: September 12th, 2010 (Sunday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Cherishing Resources and Extending Their Lifespan 疼惜資源續物命 This place looks bright and spacious. One couple was very kind to provide this place for us to do recycling work. Only

20100731-- Cherishing Water (警策危機勤造福)
Date: July 31th, 2010 (Staturday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Cherishing Water 警策危機勤造福 Looking around the world, I feel very worried and concerned. We see that an earthquake has hit Iran. This points to an imbalance in the Earth

20100823-- The Birth of Tzu Chi's Recycling Movement (回溯環保二十年)
Date: August 23th,2010 (Monday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: The Birth of Tzu Chi's Recycling Movement 回溯環保二十年 Today is August 23. Do you know what happened twenty years ago today? Yes, it has to do with our recycling initiative. I am

20121201-- Striving for Wondrous Medical Care(提升醫療微妙法)
Lecturer: Master Cheng-Yan Subject: Striving for Wondrous Medical Care(提升醫療微妙法) (Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital Medical Report ) Today, we wanted to report to Master, other masters from the Abode, and all the Tzu Chi volunteers how at the Taipei Tzu Chi

20110407 --- Finding the Pure Land in Our Mind (佛國淨土永不毀)
Date: April 7th, 2011 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Finding the Pure Land in Our Mind In November last year, the northern state of Perlis in Malaysia was hit by massive floods. On March 28 this year, Perlis was again hit by floods

20110419 --- Cleansing Our Minds with the Water of Dharma (建立心靈的道場)
Date: April 19th, 2011 (Tuesday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Cleansing Our Minds with the Water of Dharma In the Lotus Sutra, it says: ”In the era of turbidity, living beings have a lot of impurities”. Back in the Buddha’s time, society was

20140507 推己及人惜資源 Taking Care of Our Minds for a Better World
20140507 推己及人惜資源 Taking Care of Our Minds for a Better World Look at the sectarian conflict in the Central African Republic CAR. Actually, it’s not a conflict between religions, but a conflict of people’s views. And see how that has led to such brutal

20110218--Creating a Cycle of Goodness in Society(守善少欲明明德)
Date: February 18th, 2011 Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Creating a Cycle of Goodness in Society(守善少欲明明德) See how the riots in Tunisia has now led to protests in Bahrain. The protests were largely peaceful until police and military responded wit

20110623 --- Caring for All Life with Love and Respect (應機度眾導正行)
Date: June 23th, 2011 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Caring for All Life with Love and Respect 應機度眾導正行 In Italy, the beautiful city of Naples is now strewn with trash, and those who collect the garbage have to bear the brunt of public

20100902-- Cherishing and Conserving Nature's Resources (???????)
Date: September 2nd,2010 (Thursday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Cherishing and Conserving Nature's Resources ??????? At this moment, we should be sincerely grateful. The rain that Tropical Storm Lionrock brought this time has helped raise

20110318 --- Reaching Out with Love to Disaster Survivors in Japan (募您一分愛心關懷)
Date: March 18th, 2011 (Friday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: Reaching Out with Love to Disaster Survivors in Japan 募您一分愛心關懷 See how disasters are occurring around the world one after another. Lately, everyone has been focusing their attention

20110405 --- The Meaning of Tomb Sweeping Day (智德傳家勿忘本)
Date: April 5th, 2011 (Tuesday) Lecturer: Master Zheng-Yan Subject: The Meaning of Tomb Sweeping Day Today is Tomb Sweeping Day, which is a major Chinese festival. Back when I was a child, on this day, people would make steamed herbal rice cakes and